Stars pay tribute to actor Hoffman
Craig TaylorRobert De Niro is among actors and filmmakers mourning the sudden death of Philip Seymour Hoffman, 46, who died after an apparent drug overdose. BBC News – US & Canada
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Dry California cannot deliver water
California’s water agency says it may for the first time be unable to supply water to many residents and big areas of farmland, as a drought worsens. BBC News – US & Canada
Canada ‘spied on airport travellers’
Canada’s spy agency collected data from travellers using an airport’s wi-fi system, CBC reports, quoting documents leaked by Edward Snowden. BBC News – US & Canada
Justin Bieber charged with assault
Canadian pop star Justin Bieber is charged with assaulting a limousine driver in Toronto, in his second court appearance in a week. BBC News – US & Canada
Obama to act on income inequality
US President Barack Obama will unveil a minimum-wage raise as he delivers his annual State of the Union address later. BBC News – US & Canada
Google calls for new NSA reforms
President Obama’s NSA reforms do not go far enough, a senior Google executive tells the BBC, as Edward Snowden accuses the agency of “industrial espionage”. BBC News – US & Canada